CNN: The Senate tax bill has hit a snag, votes to continue Friday

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(CNN)The Senate Republicans' tax bill hangs in the balance, after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that votes would continue into Friday and GOP leaders grapple with how they can satisfy the conference's deficit hawks.

GOP leaders had previously hoped to vote the bill out of the chamber by Thursday, but during floor debate one key proposal hit a snag.

Since the beginning, Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, has staked out ground that he would not vote for a tax bill that increased the deficit by a single penny. In recent days, he hasn't backed off that pledge.

Corker, who is plans to retire without running for re-election next year, made his vote for the tax bill contingent on some kind of trigger that would automatically increase taxes if the bill proposed by Republicans failed to generate the kind of economic growth the party promised.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/senate-tax-bill-vote-snag/index.html

[malaise]

1. Good -Hope it fails

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3. I just now wrote both of my senators again....

[Adsos Letter]

2. Didn't the Rules Committee say a trigger probably wasn't legal in this case?

Perhaps it wasn't a matter of legality but something else. I admit to being confused.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Continue to call and write up until they actually take a vote!

[phone].

[mopinko]

5. lawrence o right now saying they dont have the votes.

they will resume tomorrow at 11 am, meaning he needs that extra couple hours to wrangle votes.